Word: defeatism
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...home. But taking a beating from an overwhelmingly superior force of foreigners is one thing. It is hard to see either Shi'ites or Sunnis backing down from a more evenly balanced sectarian fight, if only because the burden of history makes it impossible for either side to admit defeat...
Given the failure to head off last week's conflagration, U.S. hopes of averting an ignominious defeat in Iraq now hinge on whether it can bring the fighting to an end. The biggest fear is that the breakdown of order could draw neighboring countries into the conflict, with Iran intervening on behalf of the Shi'ites and Arab states supporting the Sunnis. Some U.S. military officers say privately that the turmoil has vindicated their insistence that it's premature to turn over security duties to the Iraqis. "This week's events support our caution and unwillingness to pull out troops...
With a balanced attack and a solid defensive effort, the Harvard women’s basketball team overcame a lackluster start to defeat Penn, 77-58, on Friday night at Lavietes Pavilion. Eleven Crimson players scored and the Harvard bench contributed 37 points as the Crimson defeated the Quakers for the second time in two weeks, sweeping the season series for the second straight year. “It was a team effort, a lot of fun,” co-captain Maureen McCaffery said. “Everybody came to play.” “The first...
PRINCETON, N.J.—The weary Harvard men’s basketball team was ambushed Saturday night at Jadwin Gym, dropping its seventh straight game, 75-48, to Princeton. The loss, coming a night after falling in overtime to Penn, was the worst league defeat for Harvard (12-13, 4-8 Ivy) in two years...
...fallen behind in the opening minutes by scores of 10-2 to Princeton, 11-0 to Penn, 10-3 to Brown and 18-9 to Yale. Harvard has generally recovered to play better in the second half, notably outscoring Penn by four after halftime in the 81-68 defeat, but in each game was unable to fully extricate itself from the early hole...